The purpose of music in film is to create atmosphere, mood and tension. There are many different aspects of film music that you could focus on...this page is set up sligthly different to the previous genres becuase of this.

Films were silent until technology developed to include sound in the 1930s. The first fully composed film was King Kong in 1933.

The music to King Kong included leitmotifs and themes, not just background music like previous film compositions. 

Music became important within films and was recognised by the Oscars in 1935 when the award Best Original Film was introduced.

Leitmotif: Leitmotifs (themes) are recognisable and recurring musical ideas relate to a character, object or emotion. 

Soundscapes: A soundscape is a sound or combination of sounds that forms or arises from an immersive environment. 

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